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EMPLA

3.8Virtual assistants

AI employees that work entirely by email. Each agent gets its own company address, takes instructions from your inbox and reports back when the job is done.

Free plan (400 one-off credits); paid from $19/mo ($15/mo billed annually)

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Pros

  • No new dashboard to learn, it all happens in email
  • Genuinely free to try, no card required
  • Nine specialist roles from executive assistant to Shopify operations
  • Human approval step before an agent acts on your behalf

Cons

  • Credit-based pricing makes monthly cost hard to predict
  • Email-only means no quick way to watch a task in progress
  • New product with little independent track record
  • Agents emailing clients directly needs careful supervision

Best for

FoundersSolo business ownersTeams of 1 to 20